Trained hands save lives before help arrives.

Afghanistan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world — and since the ban on women's medical and midwifery education, it has no legal path to train the people best placed to bring that number down. AGDEN·e builds that path remotely, one 90-day cohort at a time.

521
maternal deaths per 100,000 live births — among the highest rates worldwide
67.5%
of births attended by a skilled worker — the rest happen with none
4.9M
women & children projected to need treatment for malnutrition
17.4M
people require urgent food assistance nationwide
21.9M
people identified as in need of humanitarian assistance
Two ways in

Watch, or take part.

One campaign is for anyone who wants to understand the scale of what's happening. The other is for the network itself.

Campaign 01

See the crisis, live

A running, sourced view of the numbers that matter most — food insecurity, malnutrition, maternal and newborn health — pulled from WHO, WFP, and UN reporting as it's published, with nothing added and nothing softened.

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Campaign 02 — In development

90 days, grade-12 to trained

A 90-day digital health curriculum for Afghan women who finish grade 12: danger-sign recognition, referral pathways, and safe-delivery support, mentored at a distance by a clinical partner. We're building the curriculum now with input from doctors — trainee applications aren't open yet.

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Honest scope

What 90 days actually builds

We'd rather undersell this than overpromise it to a donor or a trainee. Ninety days builds real, life-saving judgment — it does not replace a midwife.

What 90 days covers

  • Recognizing the warning signs of obstetric emergencies
  • Knowing when and where to refer, and how to get there fast
  • Safe hygiene and basic delivery support practices
  • Remote mentorship check-ins with a clinical partner
  • Digital literacy to keep learning and stay connected after graduation

What still needs a clinical partner

  • Hands-on delivery and complication management skills
  • Formal certification recognized by a health authority
  • Supervised clinical practicum hours
  • Access to medical supplies and equipment
  • Long-term accreditation pathways once conditions allow
How we work

Built to be safe for the people in it

No names, no faces

Nothing that identifies a participant, mentor, or location ever appears publicly. Every profile shown here is illustrative, not real.

Privacy protects real people

This is a real health-training and curriculum-development effort, not a cover story. The doctors, mentors, and future trainees involved could face real danger under current restrictions on women’s education and medical work in Afghanistan. We keep identities private because the risk is real — not because our purpose is hidden.

Partner-verified content only

Crisis figures are pulled from WHO, WFP, and UN sources directly, with links, so nothing here has to be taken on faith.